MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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